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Eskisehir Technical University offers a “Buddy System” for the incoming exchange students. In this system, each foreign student is assigned a mentor (Buddy) who provides pieces of information, support and guidance about the city, country, travel arrangements, administrative arrangements, to foreign students through the whole mobility period. It is important to note that a mentor is only arranged in case of a demand made by the exchange student before mobility period. The “Buddy System” is a successful way to help the integration of students into the culture and social life by offering constant support throughout the mobility period. Since ESTU is a recently established university, ESN Eskisehir Team is being formed with members who are trustworthy, active, open-minded and internationally-minded volunteers to support the International Affairs Office with their leadership skills and by making the experience of the participants as efficient as possible in academic, cultural, and social terms which include the organizing of study groups, sport activities, trips and special events for all the participants.

1) Visa

Detailed information on visa issues can be found on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

http://www.konsolosluk.gov.tr/Visa/Visa_Welcome.aspx

2) How to get to Eskisehir?

Reaching Eskisehir from Ankara

After arriving in Ankara (Esenboğa Airport), you can reach Eskisehir by high-speed train or bus.

a) Bus

Ankara - Eskisehir

1. You can go to the bus station (AŞTİ) from Esenboğa Airport by HAVAŞ airport shuttle service.

2. Then, you need to take a bus to Eskisehir. (3,5 hours)

Some of the bus operating companies from Ankara to Eskisehir:

Kamil Koç Turizm : +90 4440562

METRO Turizm : +90 4443455

İsmail Ayaz Turizm : +90 4442626

Nilüfer Turizm: +90 4440099

b) High-Speed Train (recommended)
1. You can go to Ankara train station from Esenboğa Airport by HAVAŞ airport shuttle service.

2. Then, you need to take the high-speed train to Eskisehir. (80 minutes)

For further information about the high-speed train, please check the web-site below:

http://www.tcdd.gov.tr/
https://ebilet.tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr/view/eybis/tnmGenel/tcddWebContent.jsf

Reaching Eskisehir from İstanbul
After landing Istanbul Atatürk airport, you can reach Eskisehir by bus or by high speed train.

Bus

1. You can reach Esenler Bus Station from Atatürk Airport by subway (Metro). From Sabiha Gökçen Airport, you need to take HAVATAŞ airport shuttle service to Ataşehir Bus Terminal.

2. Then, you need to take a bus to Eskisehir. (6 hours)

Check some of the bus operating companies from İstanbul to Eskisehir:

Buzlu Turizm : +90 4440047

İsmail Ayaz Turizm: +90 444 26 26

Kamil Koç Turizm : +90 4440562

b) By high-speed train

You can reach

1. Kadıköy, from Atatürk Airport via IETT public buses (about 1,5 hours)

2. Pendik Train Station, from Kadıköy via IETT public buses (about 30 minutes)

3. Eskisehir, from Pendik Train Station via high-speed train (about 2,5 hours)

3) Student Pick-up

As long as the incoming exchange students inform their Buddy friends or the International Affairs Office about their exact arrival date and time in Istanbul or Ankara, Buddy friends will give advice about transportation to Eskisehir and can meet them at the train station or bus station in Eskisehir.

4) Language

The official language of Turkey is Turkish. Following the foundation of the Republic of Turkey, the New Turkish Alphabet, composed of 29 letters, was created through the adaptation of the Latin alphabet in 1928. The alphabet does not include the letters q, x, and w and has the letters ç, ğ, ı, ö, ş, and ü to meet the requirements of the sound inventory of Turkish. Turkish is an agglutinative language and it is possible to derive many words from a simple root. Some of the most frequent and useful words/phrases/numbers/Wh- questions in Turkish and their translations are listed below.

Merhaba	Hello
Günaydın	Good morning
İyi akşamlar	Good evening
İyi geceler	Good night
Hoşça kal	Good bye
Nasılsınız?	How are you?
İyiyim	I am fine
Görüşürüz/görüşmek üzere	See you later
Evet	Yes
Hayır	No
Lütfen	Please
Teşekkür Ederim/Teşekkürler	Thak you/Thanks
…var, …yok (used to express the availability and unavailability of something, respectively)	There is… / There is not…
… istiyorum	I want …

Numbers
1	Bir	12	Oniki	50	Elli
2	İki	13	Onüç	60	Altmış
3	Üç	14	Ondört	70	Yetmiş
4	Döt	15	Onbeş	80	Seksen
5	Beş	16	Onaltı	90	Doksan
6	Altı	17	Onyedi	100	Yüz
7	Yedi	18	Onsekiz	200	İkiyüz
8	Sekiz	19	Ondokuz	1.000	Bin
9	Dokuz	20	Yirmi	100.000	Yüzbin
10	On	30	Otuz	1.000.000	Bir milyon
11	Onbir	40	Kırk

“Wh” Questions
Kim	Who
Ne	What
Ne zaman	When
Nerede	Where
Nasıl	How
Niçin	Why